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Granta and Commonwealth Foundation say they cannot yet determine whether AI was used to write award-winning short story after critics highlight signs of AI use (The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 20, 2026

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Maryland becomes first US state to ban price monitoring at grocery stores, as other states including Colorado, California, Massachusetts, Illinois and New Jersey consider similar bills (Sanya Mansoor/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 3, 2026

Sanya Mansoor / The guardian: Maryland becomes the first US state to ban price monitoring in grocery stores, as other…

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Palantir has won a three-month, more than £30,000/week trial to access UK FCA intelligence data to combat financial crime, according to a source who raised concerns within the FCA (Robert Booth/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 23, 2026

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How gig apps like Kled AI, Silencio, Neon Mobile and Luel AI pay users for data that AI companies can use to train models, from phone calls to location videos (Shubham Agarwal/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 22, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: Live from Nvidia’s Nerd Super Bowl, poker takes over technology and the future of banking AI A…

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A look at China’s booming robotics sector, which now has around 140 companies hoping to build humanoids, fueled by massive state-backed investment (Chang Che/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 21, 2026

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin increases his total contribution to $45 million for the Building a Better California Super PAC that opposes a proposed 5% billionaire tax (Dara Kerr/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 19, 2026

Dara Kerr / The guardian: Google co-founder Sergey Brin increases his total contribution to $45 million for the Building a…

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Iran’s targeting of commercial data centers in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts about the Gulf as a global AI hub (Daniel Boffey/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 7, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: AI revenues explode, Dario’s memo, McDonald’s CEO’s baby burger The Big Technology Podcast takes you…

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fight the 5% billionaire tax, super PACs and seek a new pro-tech governor (Dara Kerr/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 16, 2026

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Snap blocked more than 415,000 Australian accounts in January to comply with social media ban for under-16s and warns of ‘technical limitations’ in implementation (Josh Taylor/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 2, 2026

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Reddit overtakes TikTok as the fourth most visited social media service in the UK, likely due to changes to Google’s search algorithms and AI deals (Michael Savage/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 4, 2026

Michael Savage / The guardian: Reddit overtakes TikTok as the fourth most visited social media service in the UK, likely…

Quad port project in Fiji will challenge China’s dominance of Pacific supply chain – Radio Free Asia

What does Quad’s new monitoring initiative mean for Indian Ocean security? – The diplomat

Military buildup triggers housing crisis in Guam, outpacing residents’ prices – Radio Free Asia

When Buddhist robes meet Sri Lankan law – The Diplomate

How Beijing is disrupting both developing and advanced economies – The Diplomat

Replimune to Resubmit Melanoma Drug After Makary Leaves FDA

Asian grocery brands are moving beyond the “ethnic aisle”

Disney’s ABC Files for Early Renewal of FCC Broadcast Licenses

American Eagle (AEO) First Quarter 2026 Results

Gap result (GAP) Q1 2026

Trump spends Friday getting his ass kicked all over the court

Democrats are about to kill Trump’s entire Senate agenda

Power To The People protest festival will be final pre-midterm nail in Trump’s coffin

How Trump’s Texas Disaster Could Cost Republican Senate Seats Nationwide

Between two naps, Trump blames Biden for the Lincoln Memorial

Meta plans to start testing an AI pendant in 2027, launch new AI glasses next month, launch a ‘Wearables for Work’ unit for businesses, and more (Jyoti Mann/The Information)

Microsoft faces backlash after blog post implicates criminal firing and legal action against security researcher Nightmare Eclipse over public bug disclosures (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)

Microsoft is working on an application that will include GitHub Copilot, Copilot chat, Copilot Cowork and a new agent workflow tool called Autopilot (Sebastian Herrera/Fortune)

An episode of BBC Question Time featured a panel with AI-generated historical figures like Churchill, intended to show the “hyper-real and compelling” nature of AI images (Holly Bishop/The Independent)

Allegations that China is behind protests against U.S. data centers draw criticism from AI industry allies, who say the industry and politicians are in denial (Evan Halper/Washington Post)

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Granta and Commonwealth Foundation say they cannot yet determine whether AI was used to write award-winning short story after critics highlight signs of AI use (The Guardian)

Maryland becomes first US state to ban price monitoring at grocery stores, as other states including Colorado, California, Massachusetts, Illinois and New Jersey consider similar bills (Sanya Mansoor/The Guardian)

Palantir has won a three-month, more than £30,000/week trial to access UK FCA intelligence data to combat financial crime, according to a source who raised concerns within the FCA (Robert Booth/The Guardian)

How gig apps like Kled AI, Silencio, Neon Mobile and Luel AI pay users for data that AI companies can use to train models, from phone calls to location videos (Shubham Agarwal/The Guardian)

A look at China’s booming robotics sector, which now has around 140 companies hoping to build humanoids, fueled by massive state-backed investment (Chang Che/The Guardian)

Google co-founder Sergey Brin increases his total contribution to $45 million for the Building a Better California Super PAC that opposes a proposed 5% billionaire tax (Dara Kerr/The Guardian)

Iran’s targeting of commercial data centers in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts about the Gulf as a global AI hub (Daniel Boffey/The Guardian)

fight the 5% billionaire tax, super PACs and seek a new pro-tech governor (Dara Kerr/The Guardian)

Snap blocked more than 415,000 Australian accounts in January to comply with social media ban for under-16s and warns of ‘technical limitations’ in implementation (Josh Taylor/The Guardian)

Reddit overtakes TikTok as the fourth most visited social media service in the UK, likely due to changes to Google’s search algorithms and AI deals (Michael Savage/The Guardian)